In the end, Kuroki Jin and Shirley came to the cafeteria. The important reason was that they were both hungry.
Kuroki simply went out after lunch to perform tasks that consumed so much mental and physical energy, while Shirley stayed in the laboratory all day because she was catching up on medicines and didn't even think of eating.
Although the canteen is open 24 hours a day, the food at night is not as good as during the day. Only some sandwiches, bread, salads and the like are available. Kuroki Jin could just ask the chef to cook it freshly for him, but he found it troublesome because of the time and effort. In short, there was food that could only be eaten in one bite, and he was not that picky about food.
Shirley is also not very picky about food. She can even eat sandwiches for her daily meals. Some senior executive in the scientific research department heard about it and asked the chef to prepare delicious and quick nutritious meals for her because they were afraid that she would not be able to keep up with her nutrition. I just need to remind her to eat on time.
So when Shirley saw Kuroki heading straight for a sandwich, she gave him a nutritious meal.
"Eh?" Kuroki Ren was stunned for a moment, but he still subconsciously took it, "Wow, it's still warm. You're doing well here."
It's not like him, who has several jobs and is extremely busy. For lunch, he usually makes some mead when he's in a good mood. If he's not, he has to look for it in the surrounding shops, and he has to take some back home.
"It's not bad." Shirley didn't want to comment on her life. She took her share of food and sat down on the seat, and saw Kuroki Ren sitting opposite her naturally.
Shirley: "..."
Although she doesn't like dealing with others, if she thinks about it carefully, it seems that it would be more beneficial for her to be friends with Gin's deputy. Judging from the way he and Gin get along, it seems that they have a good relationship?
Although Gin directly pointed the gun at Kuroki Jin, it was hard to tell that they had a good relationship, but at least he didn't fire, and that was enough.
Kuroki was really hungry. He quickly took the food into his mouth with his chopsticks. After eating half a box and feeling better, he slowed down and even got up to get a Coke.
"Here, you want black coffee."
Surprise flashed in Shirley's eyes, she didn't say she had a drink she wanted to drink.
"When I went to get the Coke, I saw you glance at the black coffee on the table over there." Kuroki Ren opened the Coke, and the sound of carbon dioxide emissions suddenly sounded.
Hearing this sound, Kuroki no longer felt sleepy. He drank half the can and exhaled comfortably, as if he was alive again.
Shirley, who was sitting opposite him, thought to herself that the reason why she felt that Port looked like a human being was probably because of his occasional vitality. Unlike the others, he was as gloomy as a dead person.
Shirley followed suit and also opened the coffee can. Unfortunately, there was no sound of breathing, only the sound of the can ring clanking.
"But if you still drink coffee at this time, aren't you afraid that you won't be able to sleep?" Kuroki Ren, who started eating slowly, began to ask. It seemed that when he saw her last time, she also had brewed coffee on her table?
"All night." Shirley said calmly. The experimental product was close to success, and the sooner it was made, the better for her.
Kuroki Jin frowned, "Staying up late is not good for a girl's skin." He persuaded tactfully.
For people in the organization, survival is a problem, and the quality of their skin is nothing compared to their lives.
But there was no need to say this to Kuroki Jin, especially in public, so Shirley just gave a noncommittal "hmm".
Kuroki Ren scratched his head. He didn't realize that the two of them stood at completely different angles. However, he could read people's eyes and knew that Shirley's expression at this time meant that he didn't want to talk more, so he ate in silence and stopped talking.
After dinner, Shirley went back to the laboratory and stayed up all night. It was hard for Kuroki to follow him, so he had to find a room by himself, take a shower and then go to sleep.
Perhaps the task on the first day was too tiring. When Kuroki woke up the next day, he saw that it was already past ten in the morning. After hurriedly washing up, he quickly called Gin.
There was some noise on Gin's side. After listening carefully, Kuroki Ren recognized the sound of a sniper rifle and asked nervously: "Gin, are you on a mission again? Where are you? Do you need me to come over?"
"It's Chianti and Cohen." Gin seemed to be standing farther away from them, and the gunshots were much quieter. "I'm looking at their results on the moving target."
"Oh..." Kuroki Ren immediately felt relieved. He just went on a mission. "Then, I'm going back to the candy house?"
"Go ahead and take advantage of this opportunity to expand the market and eat away at least half of Tokyo."
"I'll work hard." Kuroki Ren said without any motivation, "Gin, please rest for a few more days, work and rest..." Before he could finish his words, he heard a blind tone coming from the phone.
"Really." Kuroki Ren rubbed his head helplessly, unable to finish his words. Fortunately, he was used to it, otherwise he would be suffocated to death sooner or later.
Just when he was about to run to the cafeteria for brunch and then return to the dessert shop, there was a knock on his door.
There is probably no other person in this small base who dares to come and knock on his door directly.
"Shirley?" Kuroki Ren opened the door in surprise.
Shirley was slightly out of breath, her eyes sparkling with excitement. Kuroki Ren had never seen her in this state before.
"Is Gin here?" She suppressed her breath, carefully controlling her voice to sound normal.
"He's back to the inspection department." Kuroki Ren said as he opened the door, "Come in and say, what's wrong with you being so excited?"
"The first batch of APTX4869 test products are out."
"Huh?" Kuroki Ren was stunned for a moment, and then realized that this was the name of a medicine.
Shirley looked at him nervously and asked cautiously, "Can you call Gin?"
Kuroki Jin, who had just hung up the phone with Gin: "..."
"OK."
Gin accepted the call anyway, and Kuroki Ren could guess what Gin was thinking: If he calls me about something insignificant, I'll see him in the fighting arena right away.
So without delaying a word, Kuroki Jin directly and concisely reported that Shirley's experimental drug product had been developed.
Gin was silent for a few seconds before letting Kuroki Jin call Shirley. After a few words, Kuroki couldn't understand, so he simply ran to the canteen and brought back two boxes of nutritious meals.
When she came back, Shirley had almost finished speaking. She returned the phone to Kuroki Jin and sat on the chair.
Kuroki Jin:?
Kuroki glanced at Gin who hadn't hung up the phone yet, and hesitantly put the receiver to his ear.
"Hello?"
In the end, Kuroki didn't even finish a nutritious meal, so Shirley urged him to drive. It was also the first time that he saw Shirley, who was so tepid and always had a cold expression, so full of emotions.
But thinking about it, it was right. After all, Gin allowed her to see her sister Miyano Akemi. This was a very important thing for Shirley, who had not seen her sister for half a year.
But - it's not that Kuroki is unwilling - it's just, why does Gin have to ask him to accompany him?
